The U.S. women’s gymnastics team is one of the best in the world and is expected to compete for the gold medal again in 2024.
Team USA has won a medal in women’s gymnastics at every Olympic Games since the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. With three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal, the team has established itself as one of the best teams in the world.
Beating the U.S. women’s gymnastics team is no easy feat. Perhaps even harder is putting together the team.
The U.S. team is packed with talented gymnasts ready to perform on the world’s biggest stage, but only five will be able to represent the United States in the 2024 Olympics. The country initially had 16 gymnasts at the Olympic trials, but that was cut to 15 after Skye Blakely was forced to miss the trials with an Achilles injury.
Still, the selection committee will have a tough task narrowing the field down to five candidates.
Simone Biles is a sure bet. The rest of the U.S. women are in contention for spots, with Suni Lee and Serie Jones heading into the trials in good positions to make the team. Blakely was originally expected to be in the final five for the U.S., so her injury makes for an interesting development.
Who will ultimately be selected for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the 2024 Olympics? Sporting News is tracking the top scorers at the U.S. Olympic Trials while also predicting five athletes for the Paris Games. Stay tuned for updates on who could make the U.S. team.
Read more: How gymnasts qualify for the U.S. Team Trials
Team USA Gymnastics Scores
Friday, June 28
All-round
Rank | Gymnast | Score |
1 | Simone Biles | 58.900 |
2 | Jordan Chiles | 56.400 |
3 | Suni Lee | 56.025 |
Four | Jade Carey | 55.825 |
Five | Jocelyn Roberson | 55.475 |
safe
Rank | Gymnast | Score |
1 | Simone Biles | 15.975 |
2 | Jade Carey | 14.600 |
3 | Lian Wong | 14.450 |
T-4 | Jocelyn Roberson | 14.325 |
T-4 | Jordan Chiles | 14.325 |
floor
Rank | Gymnast | Score |
1 | Simone Biles | 14.850 |
2 | Kariya Lincoln | 14.150 |
3 | Jordan Chiles | 14.100 |
Four | Jade Carey | 14.075 |
Five | Jocelyn Roberson | 13.925 |
Uneven bars
Rank | Gymnast | Score |
1 | Series Jones | 14.675 |
2 | Simone Biles | 14.425 |
3 | Suni Lee | 14.400 |
Four | Jordan Chiles | 14.350 |
Five | Hesley Rivera | 14.025 |
beam
Rank | Gymnast | Score |
1 | Suni Lee | 14.400 |
2 | Tiana Sumanasekera | 13.950 |
3 | Jocelyn Roberson | 13.925 |
Four | Hesley Rivera | 13.700 |
Five | Simone Biles | 13.650 |
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Latest predictions for the USA Gymnastics team heading into the 2024 Olympics
Sporting News projects these five gymnasts to qualify for the U.S. team based on their current scores and performances at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials.
- Simone Biles
- Suni Lee
- Jade Carey
- Jordan Chiles
- Series Jones
These gymnasts have qualified to compete, but they are just watching from the outside.
- Lian Wong
- Jocelyn Roberson
- Hesley Rivera
- Tiana Sumanasekera
Kayla DiCello could also be considered for the team if the injury that caused her to miss the first day of Olympic trials isn’t serious.
Below is more information on the five gymnasts currently projected to make the team.
Simone Biles
- All-round: 58.900 (1st place)
- safe: 15.975 (1st place)
- floor: 14.850 (1st place)
- Uneven bars: 14.425 (2nd place)
- beam: 13.650 (5th place)
Biles is sure to be a part of the U.S. team for her third Olympic Games, after she dominated the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, winning four events and winning the all-around gold medal with a six-point victory over Skye Blakely.
Biles has won a total of 29 gold medals at Olympic, World and Pacific Rim championships. She is arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, and it would be a shock if she doesn’t automatically qualify from the group of 16 women at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
The only question is whether anyone can beat Biles in any of the four events, or whether the 27-year-old will repeat as the all-around champion.
Suni Lee
- All-round: 56.025 (3rd place)
- safe: 13.525 (10th place)
- floor: 13.700 (7th place)
- Uneven bars: 14.400 (3rd place)
- beam: 14.400 (1st place)
You can’t leave the reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist off your roster, can you? Lee is still recovering from kidney issues that forced an early end to her collegiate career, but she placed highly at both the Core Hydration Classic and the U.S. Championships.
Lee won the bronze medal in Fort Worth, beating Kayla DiCello by just 0.15 points. This fourth-place finish came despite Lee dropping her grade on the competition and falling on the vault. She continues to work on her recovery and should continue to improve with each event.
Li’s first place finish on balance beam on the first day of the Olympic Trials should inspire hope that she can continue to dominate in this event, especially as she continues to work on balance beam in particular. She is an ideal specialist on both beam and bars, and has performed well on vault and floor exercise, making her a strong all-around backup athlete.
Jade Carey
- All-round: 55.825 (4th place)
- safe: 14.600 (2nd place)
- floor: 14.075 (4th place)
- Uneven bars: 13.575 (7th place)
- beam: 13.575 (7th place)
Speaking of specialists, Carey was one of the best at the Tokyo Olympics. She was selected to the 2021 team as an individual and won the gold medal in floor exercise. The Oregon State University graduate is also a top-tier vaulter, as evidenced by her bronze medal at the U.S. Championships behind Biles and Blakely.
Although Carey finished tied for fourth on floor exercise at the US Championships behind Biles, Kayla DiCello and Tiana Sumanasekera, her potential on the event is extremely high, and she could be a medal threat on vault if she makes it to Paris. Adding her and Li to the team, rounding out the trio of all-around stars, could be the secret to success for this US team.
Jordan Chiles
- All-round: 56.400 (2nd place)
- safe: 14.325 (tied for 4th place)
- floor: 14.100 (3rd place)
- Uneven bars: 14.350 (4th place)
- beam: 13.625 (6th place)
The final spot on the U.S. team was expected to be a tightly contested field, but injuries have thinned the field with Skye Blakely missing the Olympics, Cirith Jones injured and Kayla DiCello injured at the Olympic Trials.
This paves the way for Jordan Childs to return to the Olympics. The U.S. needs another all-around gymnast to pair with Biles and Jones. Childs and Liane Wong are the two best, but Childs’ experience from the 2024 Olympics and a strong all-around performance on the first day of Olympic selection should give her an edge in making the final team.
The calculations may have been different if Blakely, DiCello and Jones had all stayed healthy, but Chiles appears to have earned himself a place on the roster bubble after a strong performance on Friday.
Series Jones
- All-round: 14.675 (14th place)
- safe: Dai Nippon Printing
- floor: Dai Nippon Printing
- Uneven bars: 14.675 (1st place)
- beam: Dai Nippon Printing
Jones appeared to be the all-time favorite to qualify for the 2024 Olympics going into the U.S. Championships, but a shoulder injury kept her out and she had to petition the U.S. Olympic Committee for permission to compete at the Olympic Trials.
Jones has earned that opportunity, but showing he’s healthy over the weekend will be essential.
The bad news for Jones is that she only competed on the uneven bars on the first day of qualifying after injuring her leg while warming up for the vault. If she can’t perform on another apparatus on Sunday, she may be considered a specialist, which could affect her overall rating by the selection committee.
The good news is that Jones took first place on balance beam despite her injury. If she performs well again on Sunday, the committee may consider listing her as the overall leading specialist once she’s healthy. After all, the 21-year-old has developed into a star athlete, winning an all-around bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp. She also won back-to-back gold medals in the event as part of Team USA, so her experience will be valuable.
The committee is in a weak position when it comes to evaluating Jones, so it will be interesting to see which path they choose, especially with both of her most natural replacements, Blakely and DiCello, also injured. But if they decide not to roster Jones, Lianne Wong and Jocelyn Roberson could be left vying to take her place on the five-man team.
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This roster projection will be updated throughout the U.S. Olympic Trials.